Andrew Badecker raised to 60,000 from UTG and Daniel Makowsky called on the button while Robbie Verspui called in the big blind.
The flop of was checked to Makowsky who bet 125,000, Verspui made the call and Badecker folded. Both players then checked the turn and Verspui checked the river but Makowsky now fired 250,000. The Dutchman made a quick call but couldn't beat his opponent's rivered two pair holding of
Robbie Verspui raised to 65,000 on the button and Daniel Makowsky went to make the call in the big blind, but instead of throwing out two green 25k chips and 3 orange 5k chips, Makowsky threw out three green chips and two orange ones, this made it 85,000 meaning he was forced to make a min-reraise to 100,000.
Verspui quickly moved all in for 855,000 more but Makowsky decided after some thought to make the call anyway.
Verspui:
Makowsky:
The flop came and Verspui doubles up to about 2 million chips.
The first few pots have gone to Robbie Verspui, picking up one pot with on the river of a after Andrew Badecker made a call of 75,000 on the turn with the river being checked down. Badecker flashed the and mucked.
The biggest pot saw Badecker check-call bets of 180,000 and 380,000 on the turn and river of a river only for Verspui to show to pick up the biggest pot so far.
Robbie Verspui limped in and Andrew Badecker made it 120,000 to play, Verspui didn't take long to make this call. The flop was and Badecker bet 110,000 and Verspui made the call before both players checked the turn, the river was the and Badecker checked again, this time Verspui bet 175,000.
Badecker sat blinking at the table and then check-raised to 535,000 and Verspui called quickly but couldn't beat his opponent's for rivered trip deuces.
Preflop, Verspui called the big blind, but Badecker raised to 90,000 and Verspui called.
The flop was and Andrew Badecker bet 260,000. Robbie Verspui re-raised to 640,000 and then after some thought, Badecker went all in for a total of about 4,000,000. Verspui thought about it and then folded.
Badecker is in control with a two and a half to one chip lead.
After check-raising Robbie Verspui off a flop of and then three betting the next hand as well to force the Dutchman to fold, Andrew Badecker raised to 90,000 but Verspui reraised to 245,000.
Badecker eyed his opponent's 1.7 million remaining chips or so and moved all in, Verspui snap-called.
Badecker:
Verspui:
The flop came and Badecker's friends went wild shouting for his hand to hold. The on the turn improved Badecker's to two pair but Verspui made the nut flush draw.
"RED!!" screamed the rail and the river brought the meaning Badecker took home the bracelet.
For his part, Robbie Verspui will be disappointed but it'll be tempered by the fact he was the short stack during four handed, but three double ups put him into contention. Nevertheless, it's the best finish by a Dutch player so far but not the fourth bracelet for Holland that he was hoping for.